State roster

Top names in Nebraska

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Nebraska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,031 Nebraska births in 2016 across 989 distinct names.

Distinctively Nebraska

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Nebraska more than they say America.

#49Barrettoutside the national top 200
#12Ryker#148 nationally
#76Beckettoutside the national top 200
#81Brooksoutside the national top 200
#86Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#89Josieoutside the national top 200
#68Graham#179 nationally
#84Beau#189 nationally
#96Paxtonoutside the national top 200
#99Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#100Brynnoutside the national top 200
#100Laneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma138US #1
#2Harper117US #11
#3Ava107US #3
#4Olivia105US #2
#5Charlotte97US #7
#6Sophia92US #4
#7Evelyn86US #12
#8Avery79US #16
#9Mia78US #6
#10Elizabeth76US #13
#11Emily76US #9
#12Amelia75US #10
#13Nora71US #36
#14Isabella66US #5
#15Scarlett65US #18
#16Abigail64US #8
#17Grace64US #19
#18Brooklyn62US #34
#19Ella60US #17
#20Eleanor57US #41
#21Claire55US #40
#22Hadley54US #108
#23Cora52US #87
#24Hazel52US #52
#25Lillian50US #28
#26Lily49US #24
#27Violet49US #47
#28Lucy47US #55
#29Madison46US #15
#30Addison45US #29
#31Paisley45US #46
#32Aria43US #23
#33Quinn43US #79
#34Clara42US #100
#35Penelope42US #27
#36Piper42US #67
#37Riley42US #22
#38Sofia42US #14
#39Stella40US #45
#40Victoria40US #21
#41Kennedy39US #59
#42Chloe37US #20
#43Everly37US #107
#44Lydia37US #80
#45Zoey37US #26
#46Adeline36US #63
#47Ellie36US #43
#48Hannah36US #33
#49Kinsley36US #86
#50Aubrey35US #25
#51Ruby35US #71
#52Layla34US #30
#53Reagan34US #98
#54Zoe33US #35
#55Sadie31US #60
#56Alexa30US #51
#57Anna30US #49
#58Hailey30US #68
#59Rylee30US #105
#60Faith29US #99
#61Leah29US #37
#62Madelyn29US #62
#63Natalie29US #31
#64Vivian29US #95
#65Alice28US #76
#66Josephine28US #114
#67Caroline27US #56
#68Nevaeh27US #73
#69Savannah27US #38
#70Audrey26US #39
#71Isabelle26US #102
#72Skylar26US #42
#73Aurora25US #66
#74Autumn25US #65
#75Camila25US #32
#76Elise25US #168
#77Eva25US #74
#78Peyton25US #81
#79Samantha25US #44
#80Allison24US #50
#81Aubree24US #84
#82Emery24US #130
#83Julia24US #88
#84Luna24US #77
#85Naomi24US #75
#86Brynlee23
#87Charlie23US #185
#88Gabriella23US #61
#89Josie23
#90Kaylee23US #72
#91Mila23US #48
#92Sophie23US #109
#93Aaliyah22US #53
#94Alexis22US #118
#95Bailey22US #116
#96Ivy22US #112
#97Margaret22US #139
#98Arianna21US #69
#99Blakely21
#100Brynn21

Boys

#1Liam118US #2
#2Henry117US #22
#3Oliver117US #12
#4Owen105US #24
#5Mason103US #4
#6Benjamin99US #6
#7William98US #3
#8Elijah92US #9
#9Noah91US #1
#10Wyatt91US #33
#11Alexander89US #11
#12Ryker83US #148
#13James82US #5
#14Michael78US #8
#15Carter76US #26
#16Grayson75US #37
#17Samuel75US #21
#18Jackson74US #17
#19Jacob72US #7
#20Hudson71US #61
#21Hunter69US #45
#22Easton68US #66
#23Connor67US #54
#24Isaac67US #31
#25Daniel66US #13
#26John66US #28
#27Cooper65US #79
#28Lucas64US #14
#29Aiden62US #16
#30Gabriel62US #25
#31Joseph61US #20
#32Levi61US #42
#33Jack60US #38
#34Eli59US #50
#35Logan59US #18
#36Charles58US #52
#37Lincoln58US #51
#38Braxton56US #125
#39Ethan56US #10
#40Leo56US #74
#41Theodore56US #83
#42David55US #19
#43Isaiah52US #47
#44Luke52US #29
#45Jaxson50US #82
#46Landon50US #53
#47Nolan50US #67
#48Matthew49US #15
#49Barrett47
#50Bentley47US #100
#51Thomas47US #48
#52Caleb46US #44
#53Jaxon44US #41
#54Anthony43US #30
#55Brayden43US #64
#56Emmett43US #136
#57Joshua43US #35
#58Angel42US #70
#59Maverick42US #139
#60Vincent42US #104
#61Dylan41US #32
#62Josiah41US #55
#63Andrew39US #34
#64Dominic39US #72
#65Parker39US #87
#66Sawyer39US #97
#67Evan38US #69
#68Graham38US #179
#69Jonathan38US #56
#70Miles38US #105
#71Nathan38US #43
#72Everett37US #114
#73Sebastian37US #23
#74Asher36US #71
#75Austin36US #73
#76Beckett36
#77Bennett36US #140
#78Camden36US #124
#79Harrison36US #107
#80Weston36US #121
#81Brooks35
#82Declan35US #109
#83Axel34US #116
#84Beau34US #189
#85Gavin34US #80
#86Greyson34US #95
#87Julian34US #39
#88Brody33US #135
#89Jace33US #76
#90Jameson33US #128
#91Robert33US #62
#92Ryan33US #40
#93Adrian32US #60
#94Colton32US #68
#95Kai32US #145
#96Paxton32
#97Elias31US #93
#98Ezra31US #85
#99Jayden31US #27
#100Lane31

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑52Nolan#47
↑51Riley#37
↑43Isaiah#43
↑42Leo#40
↑40Connor#23
↑34Lincoln#37
↑33Grayson#16
↑32Caleb#52

Falling

↓42Jayden#99
↓41Colton#94
↓40Brody#88
↓38Ryan#92
↓37Alexis#94
↓32Jaxon#53
↓31Adrian#93
↓30Zoey#45

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.